| Literature DB >> 6412619 |
P B Pritchard, B B Wannamaker, J Sagel, R Nair, C DeVillier.
Abstract
Previous studies have demonstrated hyperprolactinemia following generalized tonic-clonic seizures and after electroconvulsive therapy. We found transient hyperprolactinemia following complex partial seizures but little change in serum gonadotropins, thyroid-stimulating hormone, growth hormone, or cortisol. Serum prolactin was invariably normal interictally. Postictal elevation of serum prolactin may represent a biochemical marker of complex partial seizures, and it offers a potential pathogenic mechanism for the sexual dysfunction that often complicates temporal lobe epilepsy.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6412619 DOI: 10.1002/ana.410140105
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Neurol ISSN: 0364-5134 Impact factor: 10.422